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Writing top stories: View findings about student progress in writing.
- Scores increase in 2007 for both eighth- and twelfth-graders.
- Writing scores for 8th graders improve in about half of the participating states.
- White, Black, and Asian/Pacific Islander students make gains.
- Most urban districts participating in the trial assessment perform comparable to or higher than large central cities nationally.
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Click here to download the report.
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Do you know: Find out how students performed on specific writing tasks by taking the following quiz.
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Question 1: What percentage of eighth-graders wrote a "Sufficient" informative essay about backpacks and how they are used?
A) About 30%
B) About 40%
C) About 50%
D) About 60%
Question 2: What percentage of eighth-graders wrote a "Skillful" informative essay about backpacks and how they are used?
A) About 15%
B) About 20%
C) About 25%
D) About 30%
Question 3: What percentage of twelfth-graders wrote a "Sufficient" persuasive essay about inventions?
A) About 25%
B) About 35%
C) About 45%
D) About 55%
Question 4: What percentage of twelfth-graders wrote a "Skillful" persuasive essay about inventions?
A) About 20%
B) About 30%
C) About 40%
D) About 50%
Answers: Question 1: C, Question 2: A, Question 3: B, and Question 4: A.
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More about Writing: Find out more details about the Writing assessment.
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Writing is an essential means of communication, self-expression, and learning. The NAEP writing assessment measures writing skill by asking students to write essays and stories for a variety of audiences. In this way, the assessment collects important information on students’ writing progress and offers a broad picture of how well our nation’s students can explain, persuade, and describe.
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